Daraa Military Council

The Daraa Military Council was a rebel coalition active in Daraa Governorate. The Daraa MC was the dominant rebel organization in Daraa Governotate in 2012, the year it was created.[2] The group's leader, the defected Syrian Air Force colonel Ahmad Al-Nemeh who succeeded in uniting rebel groups in the province, was arrested by al-Nusra Front on 4 May 2014 and put on trial before a Sharia court.[1]

Daraa Military Council
LeadersColonel Ahmad Al-Nemeh[1]
Dates of operation2012-?[1]
Group(s)
Active regionsDaraa Governorate[1]
Part ofFree Syrian Army[1]
Southern Front
OpponentsSyrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Jabhat al-Nusra
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

See also

References

  1. "Tensions over Al-Qaeda efforts for influence in south Syria". Middle East Monitor. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. "Rebel Advance in Daraa Raises Jihadist Profile in Southern Syria". Syria Deeply. 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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